GULF SHORES, Ala. – The inaugural March to May began with a bang for the University of New Orleans (4-1) as the Privateers avenged last week's loss to Spring Hill College (7-1), handing the Badgers their first loss of the season 4-1 Friday at Gulf Shores Main Public Beach.
The Privateers were scheduled to take on #RV Tulane University (5-6) at 4:30 p.m., but darkness shifted the scheduled and UNO will play three matches tomorrow, beginning with the Green Wave at 7:30 a.m.
NEW ORLEANS DEFEATS SPRING HILL 4-1
Head coach
Millicent Van Norden made some adjustments following opening weekend and it paid off as
Victoria Corcoran and
Ally Carr took No. 3 21-19, 23-21, and
Blessing Dunn and
Brianna Vega came out on top at No. 2 21-10, 22-20. Dunn and Vega won four matches together last season, but Friday was the first time the duo played together in 2019. It was the first time together for
Victoria Corcoran and Carr.
Maxine Walsh and
Alexa Spartz dominated in the first set 21-13 and regrouped following a 21-16 setback to win the third 15-9 and improve to 3-0 at No. 5 this season.
Dunn and Vega's Victoria made it 2-1 UNO and
Veronica Corcoran and
Rachel Kuhn continued their torrid start to the year with a 21-19, 21-12 win at the top spot to clinch the win for New Orleans.
Veronica Corcoran and Kuhn are now 5-0 at No. 1.
For good measure,
Victoria Corcoran/Carr took No. 3 to make it a 4-1 victory over Spring Hill.
The win was the second for the Privateers over the Badgers (12 contests).
NEXT UP
A busy Saturday awaits UNO at the site of the 2019 NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championships with the Privateers scheduled to take on #RV Tulane at 7:30 a.m., Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi at 1:20 p.m. and Austin Peay State University at 2:30 p.m.
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